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Newly elected Honduras government to ban open-pit mining
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Honduras exports gold, silver, zinc and lead but the new government says the industry is "harmful".
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Image caption, Honduras mines gold, silver, copper, lead and zinc but the new president wants to put limits on mining
The new government of Honduras has announced that it… [+1512 chars]
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